Bounce Magazine Issue 23

Legendary Rucker Coach Antonio “Mousey” Carela rocks the cover and talks about his interaction with Fat Joe, Puffy and the NBA stars he recruited to play uptown…”Street Dogma” explores the American National Dunking Ban caused by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and my pops Jim Couch, back in ‘67…our “How We Do “column features one of Philly’s finest – Mike Keyes – who demonstrates the KOBE TURNTABLE…get into it! The new comic strip – GAME FACES – tells the story of a young player on his quest to build his basketball FOCUS under pressure, a combo of metaphysical western urbanism with eastern morals and values. As the ball leaves his hands and rotates through the air the forces of the playground go into action…

Bounce Magazine issue number 23 features the legendary Streetball coach, Mousey, along with a nice segment on Streetball.com’s Founder, Ryan Mendez.

In the Bounce # 22 GAME FACES strip, the chosen one is shooting a free throw with the game on the line still with the ball in his hands. A group of men, who have ethereal and physical interest in his development, clash in the physical and mental realm, trying to influence the young player’s development in ways to benefit themselves…Issue #23 continues with Bobbito’s shoe review section – check the Super Pro-Keds (OFFICIAL), an in-depth feature on LA’s Drew League by Ali Danois, J-Love the 13 year old phenom, and the at-the-elbow game winner is some strong love from Dwyane Wade’s new shoe partner, Brand Jordan.

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Brazil Streetball

On January 9th, 2010, Nike and Brand Jordan sponsored Elementos, produced by Project 2050, in Rio De Janiero, Brazil. There was a basketball tournament, dunk contest, b-boy circle, live graffitti, fusbol action, skateboarding, and no doubt miggety me on the wheels towards the end of the day spinning some soul and rhythms for the heads.  continue reading on Bounce Magazine

Here’s a great video about Streetball in Brazil.
Brazil Streetball Team